TOEFL iBT Requirements of the Top 50 Universities in the UK* Rankings are from the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings in the UK.
* Requirements of TOEFL iBT scores are from the school's official website, updated November 2022.
* Please visit the schools' websites or contact the school directly for the latest information before applying.

TOEFL iBT scores are accepted by 100% of UK universities,
including the Russell Group.

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TOEFL iBT Requirement

12University of Birmingham

80 (Reading 19, Listening 19, Writing 19, Speaking 21)

12

University of Southampton

81 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

14

The University of Sheffield

80 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

15

Lancaster University

87 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 20, Speaking 17)

16

Queen Mary, University of London

79 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

17

University of Leeds

80 (Reading 20, Listening 20, Writing 21, Speaking 22)

18

The University of Nottingham

79 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

19

University of Exeter

87 (no part score under 21)

20

Newcastle University

90 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

20

University of York87 (no part score under 21)

22

University of Leicester

80 (no part score under 20)

23

University of Liverpool

78 (Reading 17, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 19)

24

Cardiff University

90 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

25

University of Aberdeen

78 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 21, Speaking 20)

26

Durham University

92 (no part score under 23)

27

Queen's University of Belfast

80 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

27

University of Reading

100

29

University of Dundee

80 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 19, Speaking 20)

29

University of East Anglia

79

31

St George's, University of London

79 (Reading 18, Listening 14, Writing 24, Speaking 14)

31

University of St Andrews

79 (Reading 13, Listening 12, Writing 21, Speaking 18)

31

University of Surrey

79 (Reading 21, Listening 11, Writing 20, Speaking 17)

31

University of Sussex

80 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

35

University of Bath99 (no part score under 21)

35

Bournemouth University

60 (Reading 8, Listening 7, Writing 18, Speaking 16)

35

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

99 (Reading 24, Listening 24, Writing 26, Speaking 25)

35

Swansea University

39

Anglia Ruskin University

80 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

39

University of Essex

76 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

41

Birkbeck, University of London

79 (Reading 18, Listening 19, Writing 23, Speaking 19)

41

City, University of London

72 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

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Top 50 Universities in the UK
Institution

TOEFL iBT Requirement

1

University of Oxford

100 (Reading 24, Listening 22, Writing 24, Speaking 25)

2

University of Cambridge

110 (no part score under 25)

41

University of Kent

90 (Reading 22, Listening 17, Writing 21, Speaking 20)

3Imperial College London

92 (no part score under 25)

41

Loughborough University

92 (no part score under 22)

4

University College London

92 (Reading 24, Listening 20, Writing 24, Speaking 20)

41

Royal Holloway, University of London

88 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 26, Speaking 20)

5

University of Edinburgh

92 (no part score under 20)
41

Royal Veterinary College

93 (no part score under 23)

6

King's College London

80 (no part score under 20)

7

London School of Economics and Political Science

100 (Reading 25, Listening 24, Writing 27, Speaking 24)

41

University of Stirling

78 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

8

University of Manchester

72

48

Aston University

78 (Reading 12, Listening 11, Writing 20, Speaking 17)

9

University of Bristol

83 (Reading 20, Listening 21, Writing 20, Speaking 21)

48

Bangor University

75 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 18, Speaking 20)

10

University of Glasgow

90 (Reading 20, Listening 19, Writing 23, Speaking 19)

48

Brunel University

77 (Reading 18, Listening 17, Writing 17, Speaking 20)

11

University of Warwick

87 (Reading 22, Listening 21, Writing 21, Speaking 23)